The Sheriff of Yrnameer: A Novel
Aug 2009 · Sold by Vintage
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In the spirit of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, The Sheriff of Yrnameer is sci-fi comedy at its best—mordant, raucously funny, and a thrilling page-turner.
Meet Cole: hapless space rogue and part-time smuggler. His sidekick just stole his girlfriend. The galaxy’s most hideous and feared bounty hunter wants to lay eggs in his brain. And the luxury space yacht Cole just hijacked turns out to be filled with interstellar do-gooders, one especially loathsome stowaway, and a cargo of freeze-dried orphans. Cole gathers a misfit crew for a desperate journey to the far reaches of the galaxy: the mysterious world of Yrnameer, the very last of the “your-name-heres”—planets without corporate sponsors. But little does Cole suspect that this legendary utopia is home to a band of outlaws bent on destroying the planet’s tiny, peaceful community.
Meet Cole: hapless space rogue and part-time smuggler. His sidekick just stole his girlfriend. The galaxy’s most hideous and feared bounty hunter wants to lay eggs in his brain. And the luxury space yacht Cole just hijacked turns out to be filled with interstellar do-gooders, one especially loathsome stowaway, and a cargo of freeze-dried orphans. Cole gathers a misfit crew for a desperate journey to the far reaches of the galaxy: the mysterious world of Yrnameer, the very last of the “your-name-heres”—planets without corporate sponsors. But little does Cole suspect that this legendary utopia is home to a band of outlaws bent on destroying the planet’s tiny, peaceful community.
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4.7
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ScreamToASigh
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May 29, 2014
One of the few authours and books who've managed to succinctly capture the best of satire, British humour and sci-fi that Douglas Adams was and is so well known for. Very few titles can be said to reach the Hitchhiker's pinnacle, but if anything gets close to that genius it surely is Sheriff of Yrnameer! The only folly on authour Michael Rubens' part is not developing a sequel (and veering off course into a wholly different genre for his second novel)!
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September 16, 2012
Good read, I was skeptical at first but this book made me break out laughing. A great read or those who enjoy a serious theme told with a great sense of humor. I would not put the book down and still remains in my collection. Anyone who likes Hitchhiker will enjoy this.
About the author
Michael Rubens is a television writer and producer whose credits include Oxygen, the Travel Channel, CNN, and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where he was a field producer. This is his first novel. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Visit the author's blog at: www.michaelrubens.com
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